Lotr: Conquest
We actually got it two days ago.
First off, I will honestly say I didn't even know of the game's existence until dad came in on Monday and just suddenly popped it in to suprise us XP
I haven't gotten to play it too much, so I'll be brief.
Pros:
- Batttlefront formula works really well with LotR
- The controls are very well done and are fairly streamlined.
-Scouts are freaking awesome.
-Wonderfully detailed models.
-Definitely fun to play and a blast in co-op mode.
Inbetweens:
-A lot of characters from the books/movies, but voice acting in imitation of the movie characters is pretty mediocre. Not horrifyingly bad, but it might make you wrinkle your nose the first time.
- Campaign mode has a very oddly distorted take on the story.
- More vehicle/beasts and classes, please?
- Feels exactly like Battlefront with the interface- a little too much, honestly.
- Why do some of the controls for basic moves change with each class? It's not too horrible, but it will be certainly disorientating if you switch between the classes alot.
- I seriously hope they stop milking the LotR franchise soon. I don't think J.R Tolkien would be happy to see a generation growing with LotR not as his book, but as Peter Jackson's movies and whatnot.
-I have enough video games distracting me from reality already, man D8
Cons:
-Needs more maps. I've already played half of them through instant action and I've only had the game for 2 days.
- More DETAIL on the maps. Pelenor Fields feels more like a flat, orange rug with dead Mumakil peppered across it. Minas Tirith feels halfway like Kamino with daylight inside roofed buildings. I really like some of the maps, but others feel rushed in and painfully dull. AT LEAST THROW IN SOME CRATERS OR SOMETHING
- A bit more original gameplay could have been put into this. Asides from the fighting style and LotR theme, I feel like I'm playing Star Wars Battlefront II all over again.
Personal thoughts:
Conquest is a fun game to play- but it's hardly going to stand amongst many of the games now released. Dad got it for me and my brother for some reason * and I mean that in the sense that I don't know why he suddenly felt compelled to buy us a 60$ game* , and so I am satisfied with it. But I say to certainly not buy it with your own money until it drops in price.
You will find much more enjoyment in it if you buy it with multiplayer in mind, because otherwise you will breeze through the game. It's fun to play and thus you will probably get a whole lot of fun out of it over and over again between the release of awesome games. But compaired to some of the great games on the epic scale that are out at the moment, it's not worth the price. Basically, save your money and buy it when it drops to around 40$ or something. It's obviously an entertaining installment in the LotR games, but it's not like you're missing out on an expierence of a gamer's lifetime.
I hope putting my voice out there has helped!
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